How We Got Here |
چطور شد که به اینجا رسیدیم |
A variety of answers to this question. Why ask this question? Aren't the answers filled with narrative fallacies and political mythology? Environmental determinism and liberal ideology? Well, let's explore.
An idea whose time has come, in light of all the paranoia and ill will that continues to surround foreign relations in this region.
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Stumbled on the concept of Anarchic Geography.
The map is a device of power. What happens when this device is purposely redirected, hacked mischievously or stolen outright?
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The June 12 Election has sparked a crisis in our country. As events unfold, one thing is certain: No one knows how this will actually play itself out. There are too many variables and too many unknowns. There will be speculation, rumor, and assertion about what happened, what is happening, and what will happen. Like everyone else, I'm trying to make sense of unpredictable and inexplicable realities. But everything I think appears in my head surrounded by a host of disclaimers, skepticism, anxiety, righteousness.
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Here's a whirlwind tour of "
Greater Iran" - regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence.
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This gapminder graph illustrates the correlation between improved health (as measured by greater life expectancy) and Income Per Person (gross domestic product per capita) of a country. Of interest in this graph: In general, first, health improves, then wealth:
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Nowruz 2009, US President
Barak Obama wished Iranians a happy Now Ruz.
He also gave Iranian leaders some "choices". A move that will, no doubt, inspire an immediate "Tu quoque" reflex and be dismissed.
What is "tu quoque", how does it kill conversation, and how might a Foreign Policy Museum on the Washington Mall change that? Let's explore.
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